Blu-ray Review: Wayne's World - Page 2

Along the way, Wayne hooks up with uber-babe Cassandra (Tia Carrere), after seeing her band, Crucial Taunt, totally wail at the Gasworks. They're intensity in ten cities! They fall in love - Wayne because she's a total fox, and Cassandra because Wayne knows Mandarin and has a black t-shirt wardrobe - and things are more or less rocking. Garth, meanwhile, falls in love with the girl at the donut shop (good call!), but is too scared to talk to her (no way!). And basically, everyone lives happily ever after. Until... Benjamin starts throwing around his dickishness, messing with their show, and trying to steal Wayne's girl.

Will our heroes triumph? Since this is a comedy it's hard to say. Chances are good that everyone will die and the earth will implode on itself. Either that or things will somehow works themselves out in about an hour-and-a-half. It could really go either way, but one of those things will definitely, probably, most likely happen.

Video / Audio

Wayne's World receives a fairly unremarkable video transfer. Part of the issue could have to do with the source footage, as overall the image is prone to flat detail and a mostly soft focus. It looks adequately better than an upconverted DVD. But not by much. However, it's probably as solid as it's going to look. This film is really only meant as an efficient comedy vehicle, and suffers a similar technical fate as most genre films of the time. If you're studying black levels, you'll be disappointed, but also missing the point. But overall, this is still the version to beat.

Audio fares a bit better. The Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track delivers a noticeable punch, which is nice considering that this is a music-heavy film. The front sound field handles most of the work, but the rear speakers deliver just enough ambient push to fill out the sound. The age and genre of the film don't really necessitate much more, but all things considered this is an above average audio track.

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